Troopers find $25,000 in drugs during traffic stop

MADELYN BANKHEAD-VEITH

Friday

Aug 27, 2010 at 1:26 PM

A state trooper discovered about $25,000 worth of marijuana during a traffic stop Thursday morning in Oldham County, the Department of Public Safety said.A state trooper pulled over 34-year-old Amber Marie Goroste of Gilbert, Ariz., about 11:45 a.m. on Interstate 40 for failure to drive in the right-hand lane when not passing another vehicle.Goroste denied the trooper consent to search her 2010 Mercury passenger car when asked, the DPS said. A DPS K-9 unit was called and the dog indicated there were drugs inside.Seventy-eight pounds of marijuana were found inside three duffle bags in the trunk of the car.Goroste was arrested and taken to Oldham County Jail for possession of marijuana, a second degree felony. The felony is punishable by two to 20 years in prison and a $10,000 fine, DPS said.Goroste was traveling from Phoenix, Ariz. to Akron, Ohio, DPS said.

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